This Embedded honors thing sounds just like gifted differentiation in the regular classroom for K-8th, of which I�m not a fan.
I thought honors courses were supposed to cluster honors level students together so that they could have high caliber discussions and assignments as a group. This embedded honors thing seems like honors in isolation, which doesn't make much sense.
Exactly.
My son� s honors history is known as a GPA busting class (no extra weight given for H or AP courses at his school). Some eligible students decline enrollment due to the intensity. It order to maintain that level, it has to be reserved for only the most academically motivated and able, subject- interested students.
